The Seekonk
Reporter
JULY 2013 Volume 25, no. 7
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Senior Center Building
Special Election Set for July 29
Polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Seekonk High School
Police Veteran Craig Mace Tapped As New Chief Story By Laura Calverley on page 29...
Seekonk Animal Shelter Project Is Underway
By Laura Calverley The Seekonk Animal Shelter has been in need of an upgrade for years and the project is finally becoming a reality. Plans are underway to build an addition to the shelter that will nearly double its size. The shelter, which is about 30 years old, has been dealing with space and ventilation concerns for some time. The new addition will remedy those issues. The 1,360 square-foot addition will include an office, reception area, medicine treatment room, two visiting rooms, a bathroom and an area where cats and kittens will reside. The shelter dogs will continue to be housed in the existing building as the kennels are already there. They will have two visiting rooms in the new addition. “We’re excited to get this underway. It’s been a long process and there have been some delays, but we’re in good shape now,” said Patricia Cloutier, Chairperson of the Animal Shelter Building Committee and President of the Save-A-Pet Society. The addition is expected to cost approximately $250,000. Voters at the November 2011 town meeting approved $100,000 for the project. The Save-A-Pet Society is contributing $50,000. There are also shelter gift accounts that will be contributed to the project. The project is being coordinated by a building committee that includes Cloutier, Karen McHugh, Assistant Town Clerk and Sharon Hall, Animal Control Officer. Cloutier says it is long overdue. “The town has grown over the years and animal shelter hasn’t. It’s time for the animal shelter to grow with the town’s needs,” she said. continued on page 4...
The 33rd Annual East Providence Heritage Festival
July 19th-21st
Pierce Field & Stadium
201 Mercer Street , E. Prov. RI
more info on page 95
Patricia Cloutier, Chairperson of the Animal Shelter Building Committee and President of the Save-A-Pet Society stands outside the Seekonk Animal Shelter with Bailey, a six yearold hound mix that is available for adoption. (Photo by Laura Calverley)